Tag Archives: anger
Sports Doc Video Chalk Talk – Channeling Sports Aggression
I have been involved with many discussions this week around Ron Artest, and the overall big picture of sports aggression. As I wrote about earlier this week, it’s not the emotion that gets players in trouble, but how they manifest …
Teachable Moments in Sports: Turning Anger into Positive Energy
Athletes commonly experience an emotional roller coasting while competing — perhaps put no better than the late ABC Wide World of Sports weekly introduction that depicted the sport experience going from “the thrill of victory to the agony of defeat.” …
Why Parents Sometimes Go Crazy at Youth Sports Games
We have all seen it before — “that” parent in the stands that yells profanities, disrupts a game, or even worse aggressively acts out by fighting with other fans, coaches, or even his own child. Of course, nobody wants to …
Improve Mental Toughness & Sport Success by Controlling Anger
When athletes allow anger and frustration to manifest into full-blown outbursts while playing their sport, they almost always end up playing far below their potential (The Parents Playbook). While it is obvious that athletic performance suffers when athletes completely “lose …
